Table Data

https://{your-workspace-slug}.xata.sh/db/{db_branch_name}/tables/{table_name}/data/

This endpoint enables mutating data into a given database table. To query data, please see the query endpoint. For a tutorial on using the Records API, see the Record API documentation.

Expected Parameters

Name	Description	In	Required	Schema
`db_branch_name`	The DBBranchName matches the pattern `{db_name}:{branch_name}`.	path	✅	string
`table_name`	The Table name	path	✅	string
`columns`	Column filters	query	-	array

Insert Record

POST https://{your-workspace-slug}.xata.sh/db/{db_branch_name}/tables/{table_name}/data/

Insert a new Record into the Table

Request Body Type Definition

type InsertRecord = Record<string, any>;

/**
 * Xata Table Record Metadata
 */
type Record = RecordMeta & {
    [key: string]: any;
};

/**
 * Xata Table Record Metadata
 */
type RecordMeta = {
    id: RecordID;
    xata: {
        /*
         * The record's version. Can be used for optimistic concurrency control.
         */
        version: number;
        /*
         * The record's table name. APIs that return records from multiple tables will set this field accordingly.
         */
        table?: string;
        /*
         * Highlights of the record. This is used by the search APIs to indicate which fields and parts of the fields have matched the search.
         */
        highlight?: {
            [key: string]: string[] | {
                [key: string]: any;
            };
        };
        /*
         * The record's relevancy score. This is returned by the search APIs.
         */
        score?: number;
        /*
         * Encoding/Decoding errors
         */
        warnings?: string[];
    };
};

/**
 * @pattern [a-zA-Z0-9_-~:]+
 */
type RecordID = string;

Possible Responses

Status Code	Description	Example Response/Type Definition
201	Record ID and version	type InsertRecord = Record \| { id: string; xata: { version: number; }; }; /** * Xata Table Record Metadata / type Record = RecordMeta & { [key: string]: any; }; /* * Xata Table Record Metadata / type RecordMeta = { id: RecordID; xata: { / * The record's version. Can be used for optimistic concurrency control. / version: number; / * The record's table name. APIs that return records from multiple tables will set this field accordingly. / table?: string; / * Highlights of the record. This is used by the search APIs to indicate which fields and parts of the fields have matched the search. / highlight?: { [key: string]: string[] \| { [key: string]: any; }; }; / * The record's relevancy score. This is returned by the search APIs. / score?: number; / * Encoding/Decoding errors / warnings?: string[]; }; }; /* * @pattern [a-zA-Z0-9_-~:]+ */ type RecordID = string;
400	Bad Request	`type InsertRecord = { id?: string; message: string; };`
401	Authentication Error	`{ "message": "invalid API key" }`
404	Example response	`type InsertRecord = { id?: string; message: string; };`
5XX	Unexpected Error

Updates a column

Insert record with ID